Police Chief Joseph Young said Bobbie Reeves, 39, of Winthrop was driving east in a sports utility vehicle around 7:30 a.m. when she crossed the center lane. The SUV hit a pickup truck driven by Richard Leighton, Young said.

Leighton died at the scene. Reeves was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was treated and released from the hospital.

Leighton was the owner of Leighton's Garage, and his death has shocked the community.

"I've been in the area for 48 years, and I've known Dick for all those years. He serviced my vehicles," said Jim Saindon.

Young said it was raining and the road was slushy at the time. The crash happened at the intersection of 202 and Horseshoe Road.

A section of the road was closed for part of the morning while police investigated.

This is the fourth deadly crash on 202 in Winthrop in five years.

According to crash reports from the Maine Department of Transportation, there have been 231 crashes on 202 in Winthrop since January 2009 and 152 injuries, including deaths.

Officer Tim Falvey has been working in law enforcement for decades and said something needs to be done to make Route 202 safer.

"The conditions are serious, very serious, and from what I've seen in my experience, it's certainly the worst road that I've ever had to work, and it's not getting any better with the amount of traffic that's out there," said Falvey.

The Winthrop Police Department has talked to the state about lowering the speed limit on 202.

"You've got to slow down, and I don't know how to convince people to do that, but we're certainly trying to do that," said Falvey.

Some drivers said they don't think lower the speed limit is the answer.

"It sucks to see people get killed on it, but at the same time, it's what happens when you have a 55 mph, and (it) happens on Route 3 and on Route 17, and it happens here," said James Beckwith, who is against lowering the speed limit.

MINOR INJURIES. ANOTHER DEADLY CRASH TODAY -- THIS ONE IN WINTHROP -- ON ONE OF THE DEADLIEST ROADS IN MAINE. BOBBIE REEVES OF WINTHROP IS RECOVERING FROM THAT CRASH TONIGHT. POLICE SAY SHE WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 202 THIS MORNING WHEN HER "S-U-V" SMASHED HEAD-ON INTO RICHARD LEIGHTON'S CAR -- KILLING HIM. INVESTIGATORS SAY BOTH DRIVERS WERE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS. WMTW NEWS 8'S ALY MYLES IS LIVE AT SIX IN WINTHROP. ALY, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST DEADLY CRASH ON 202. THAT'S RIGHT TRACY THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FOURTH áDEADLYá ACCIDENT IN FIVE YEARS ON JUST THIS STRETCH OF 202 AND ONE OF MANY ACROSS THE STATE. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CARS DRIVING BEHIND ME-IT'S A FAST ROAD-WITH MULTIPLE PASSING AREAS AND TURNOFFS. 12:02 its just a loss to the community, and just the loss of a friend. SHOCK AND SADNESS-AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS LEARN ABOUT THE DEATH OF 71 YEAR OLD RICHARD LEIGHTON-BETTER KNOWN AS DICK, THE OWNER OF LEIGHTON'S GARAGE 11:30 ive been in the area for 48 years and ive known Dick for all those years. He serviced my vehicles. UNFORTUNATELY- ACCIDENT S ON 202 ARE NOT A RARITY. ACCORDING TO CRASH REPORTS FROM THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THERE HAVE BEEN 231 ACCIDENTS IN FIVE YEARS-JUST IN WINTHROP ON 202. OFFICER TIM FALVEY HAS BEEN WORKING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR DECADES HE SAYS- SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE THIS ROAD SAFER. 2:24 the conditions are serious, very serious and from what ive seen in my experience, its certainly the worst road that ive ever had to work and its not getting any better with the amount of traffic that's out there. ACCORDING TO FALVEY WHO WAS ON THE SCENE THURSDAY MORNING ... THE ROADS WERE SLUSHY-AND THE CONDITIONS COULD HAVE PLAYED INTO áTHISá ACCIDENT. THE DEPARTMENT HAS TALKED TO THE STATE ABOUT LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT. 1:58 you've got to slow down and I don't know how to convince people to do that but we're certainly trying to do that. DESPITE THE NUMBERS OF ACCIDENTS-- OTHER DRIVERS DON'T THINK LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT IS THE ANSWER 13:41 It sucks to see people get killed on it but at the same time, its what happens when you have a 55 mph and happens on route 3 and on route 17 and it happens here. BOBBIE REEVES- THE DRIVER OF THE S- U-V WAS TREATED FOR INJURIES AND RELEASED FROM CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER. WINTHROP P-D AND MAINE STATE POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING BUT DON'T EXPECT TO MAKE ANY CHARGES AT THIS TIME. LIVE IN WINTHROP AM WMTW NEWS 8

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